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Morning anons~ I'll try to start a few write ups while we gain some momentum, what better chance than with the beginning of the European Road Trip Arc?
"A Knight to Remember" was a very solid beginning to this journey, we got Music, we got flare, we got a grand Mistery with a weird, yet somewhat threatening antagonist, and we got... Poop? Oh well, no everything is a hit, but I'll give the episode credit where it's due.
This is likely Mick Swagger's biggest role since the beginning of the show, serving as the role of victim and hero, I love the fact that despite being a world famous singer, he very fondly remembers Luna and the rest of the family, he seems to be very loved in-universe, to the point of having "those" fans (as he implied being kidnapped is not even a rare occurrence), we also saw a bit more of his chill personality, it does make sense why Luna is such a devoted fangirl!
As for the overall plot, I gotta comment on the fact that the show seems very committed to Lincoln's role as a spy in training, I know it's already established that he's obsessed with spy gear, but this time around, there's a clear structure labelled around the whole family enjoying a double life as spies, with the exception of poor Lynn Sr. they all jumped at the opportunity to investigate the attack on the king as soon as Lincoln gave them the idea, Rita's role as not only an enabler, but a reinforcer was pretty funny. X's appearance is also interesting, as it emphasizes that the events of No Time to Spy are canon and that the European Road Trip happens after it, thus linking the movies and the show more strongly, she seems to at least take Lincoln seriously and acknowledges his skills, now Lincoln has an actual chance to become a real spy! (but only after he becomes an adult), which raises interesting questions about what his career in the future could be.
As for the role of the sisters, it was overall pretty evenly spread, naturally, as it's a Britain and Mick Swagger episode, Luna was obviously in the spotlight, we got to see her be key in resolving key clues thanks to her excessive knowledge of Mick's autobiography, and we even get to see her sing at the end, which was an element sorely lacking in the show for a while, we also got to see Lisa's hacking abilities, Lynn's brute strength, Lana's Intel from animals, Lola's usual gossiping and Lori being somehow very knowledgeful of the inner mechanisms of traps thanks to watching TV? All in all, a very even teamwork for the mission (Though I guess Lucy, Leni, Lily and Luan could have done more)
Overall a pretty fun episode full of wholesome family interactions and a lot of seamless teamwork! Can't wait to see the rest.
As for my guilty pleasures, I LOVED seeing Lincoln as a knight, even if just for a disguise, Lola's dream guy is becoming a reality every day~ and did Lola just say: "I heard the prince broke up with his girlfriend and is now canoodling with HIS SISTER!"? Mmm...
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Hi Lenibro~ your art always makes my day so I hope you continue having good days of inspiration!